Right on - the all Proraso shave...it's my favorite! It's such a standby combo that I have to force myself to use variety!
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Prep: Hot shower w/ CarrieM's Sleigh Ride bath soap
Brush: Shavemac 23mm Silver tip
Shave Cream: CarrieM's Bamboo Teak
Strop: Canvas and 3" SRD Bridal
Razpr: J.A. Henckels Platinum
AS: Pinard Lime Sec
Results: :) Smooth as silk and BBS
This razor is wicked sharp and very smooth. It must have been a good day when I honed this one. Just a very small notch above the rest but enough to make a difference resulting in a couple of nicks. :)
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Shavemac Forum Brush
T&H West Indian Limes SC
W. Greaves & Sons~~~Thanks Ivan!
HA Keith De'Grau Signature Strop--25
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Victor and Rolf "Antidote" ASB
Have a Great Night~~
Prep>>Hot shower + Proraso preshave cream...lather for first pass-w; then hot water rinse, lather second pass-a; rinse and lather for last pass-x. Cold water rinse. WAX
Razor>>Boker 5/8 Edelweisse in bone scales-stropped in SRD red latigo and webbed fabric 30/30
Cream>>Speick in red tube + glycerin mix in bulldog mug...fantastic lather!
Brush>>Vulfix badger hair 22mm
Astringent>>Thayers Lemon
AS>>Proraso splash....love this stuff, I am a Proraso man no doubt about it.
Footnotes>> Nice BBS shave. SHAVE ON.
Background music>> Mrs Hog e-mailed me today that she was having a dog of a day...tonight I played ZZ Top "Dirty dog" and ACDC "Givin the dog a bone". Nuff said. :rant:
Razor: Takahashi Norikazu Kanetake size 1
Brush: SRD Brush #2
Lather: Baby Dom's Spanish Italian mix(50% Lea+50% C.O. Bigelow)
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman
A great shave and BBS in all directions with two passes.
- STROPS: Illinois 827, Dovo 3". 60 passes linen, 80 passes leather, 60 passes dovo.
- PRE-SHAVE PREP: Hot shower, hot towel, pre-shave oil, lather, hot towel, re-lather, shave.
- PRE-SHAVE OIL: Glycerin oil.
- S/SOAP: Classic Shaving- Bay Rum.
- S/CREAM: TOBS- Sandlewood.
- GLYCERIN: 6 drops= Uber-lather.
- BRUSH: C-M Super Silver Tip.
- RAZOR: Dovo Bergischer Lowe 5/8 full hollow spanish point. WTG, XTG, ATG passes.
- POST SHAVE TREATMENT: Hot towel, cold water rinse, astringent, A/S balm, EDC.
- ASTRINGENT: T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel.
- A/S BALM: Nivea sensitive.
- EDC: TOBS- Sandlewood.
- RESULT: Very awesome, BBS shave!
5/8 Spear
B&B Essential
Cella SS
Aqua Velva AS
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...1&d=1264049245
Razor: Norikazu Kanetake
Brush: HJM
Soap: Olivia WM Sarubia
AS: Pinaud Virgin Island
ASB: Olivia Winter
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